{"id":3600,"date":"2021-11-24T12:23:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T12:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieeeuov.org\/?page_id=3600"},"modified":"2022-08-30T15:12:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:12:52","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"history"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3600\" class=\"elementor elementor-3600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48f6db0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48f6db0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b75e77\" data-id=\"1b75e77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d27e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68d27e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HISTORY <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0babf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0babf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b747c1\" data-id=\"8b747c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f5338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8f5338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The idea of starting the IEEE Student Branch for Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna was raised in 2017 on March 22, in writing to the IEEE Sri Lanka section by Mr.T.Kartheeswaran insisting to start a petition. However, all the issues have been sorted out and the request has been justified.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f06ee2\" data-id=\"7f06ee2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19fc48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a19fc48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IEEE-SB_EST-286x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IEEE-SB_EST-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IEEE-SB_EST-334x350.jpg 334w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IEEE-SB_EST-668x700.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IEEE-SB_EST.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45bdcea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45bdcea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ad7906\" data-id=\"9ad7906\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54524b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"54524b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-24-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1110\" alt=\"IEEE SB University of Vavuniya\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-24.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e15df47\" data-id=\"e15df47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a088cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a088cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">IEEE Sri Lanka section Chair Dr. Sanath Jayawardana (in 2017) helped to plea the petition in the committee and finally approved it unanimously. Later on, the student activity chair, Mr.Nadarajah Dheynoshan joined with this process and completed the petition process of the IEEE student branch of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna as new and 17<sup>th<\/sup> branch in Sri Lanka. Mr.P. Kovelan was appointed as an interim chair for this process. On 6th of June 2018, the student branch was approved by region 10 members Dr.Deepak Mathur, Prof.Kukjin Chun, Region 10 Director,\u00a0 Mr.Ramkrishna Kappagantu, and all the administrative body of IEEE. On the 27<sup>th<\/sup> of June 2018, IEEE officially announced the IEEE Student Branch of Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna through a letter and it was reported to the Branch Counselor Mr.T.Kartheeswaran. The student branch was established by Mr.T.Kartheeswaran branch counselor with 12 student members as the founding committee. <span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #222222; background: white;\">Finally, the student branch got approved by the 111<sup>th<\/sup> Faculty Board (05-04-2018), 217<sup>th<\/sup> Campus Board (24-06-2018) , and the 428<sup>th<\/sup> council meeting (01-07-2018) of the University of Jaffna.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2e7901 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2e7901\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f2eafc\" data-id=\"7f2eafc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939441c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"939441c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On 04th of July 2018, the inauguration ceremony and the first Annual General Meeting of the IEEE Student Branch Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna was conducted. The First AGM was honored by IEEE Chair &#8211; Dr.Sanath Jayawardena, IEEE Chair-Elect Prof. Chandimal Jayawardena, And the Student Activity chair Mr. Peshan Sampath, Rector Vavuniya Campus &#8211; Dr.T.Mangaleswaran, Eng.M.Maheswaran &#8211; Operation Engineer at Telecom Vavuniya ,Eng.Mrs.Maithili Thayaparan &#8211; Chief Engineer at Ceylon Electricity Board, Mr.S.Kuhanesan &#8211; Dean Faculty of Applied Science, Mr.S.Thirukumaran &#8211; Head of the Department, Department of Physical Science, Former head Dr.T.Ketheesan along with all the staffs and students of the Faculty of Applied Science. The election for selecting office bearers was conducted by Eng. M.Maheshwaran and the distinguished guests addressed the audience. Prof. Chandimal Jayawardena delivered an amazing keynote speech on Robotics. The event was concluded with a vote of thanks by then Secretary of the IEEE Student Branch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2fcb07\" data-id=\"a2fcb07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97b9f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a97b9f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-18-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1106\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IEEE-18.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd7d55c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd7d55c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab764af\" data-id=\"ab764af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c717b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39c717b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rename-IEEESB-300x242.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3655\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rename-IEEESB-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rename-IEEESB-350x282.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.vau.ac.lk\/ieeeuov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Rename-IEEESB.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8a82df\" data-id=\"a8a82df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795d06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"795d06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">August 1st of 2021 Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna became an independent University as University of Vavuniya. Later, with the help of Chair, IEEE Sri Lanka Section Dr. Maheshi Dissanayake, Student Activity Chair of IEEE Sri lanka Section Mr. Dhammika Marasinghe and Robert Sacks , the Coordinator of Student Activity Division of IEEE global the School name has been changed as University of Vavuniya (60123024) and the Student branch became the IEEE Student Branch of University of Vavuniya (STB10167) from 5th of August 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HISTORY The idea of starting the IEEE Student Branch for Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna was raised in 2017 on March 22, in writing to the IEEE Sri Lanka section by Mr.T.Kartheeswaran insisting to start a petition. However, all the issues have been sorted out and the request has been justified. 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